Zuhair Masharqa

Zuhair Masharqa زهير مشارقة
Zuhair Masharqa (March 1971)
Vice President of Syria
In office 11 March 1984 – 21 February 2005 Serving with Rifaat al-Assad and Abdul Halim Khaddam
President	Hafez Assad Bashar Assad
Preceded by	Rifaat al-Assad
Succeeded by	Farouk Sharaa
Assistant Regional Secretary of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office 7 January 1980 – 20 January 1985
Regional Secretary	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Mohamad Jaber Bajbouj
Succeeded by	Sulayman Qaddah
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office 15 April 1975 – 9 February 2005
Personal details
Born	1938 Aleppo, Syria
Died	23 April 2007(2007-04-23) (aged 68–69) Damascus, Syria
Resting place	Aleppo
Political party	Syria Regional Branch of the Ba'ath Party
Alma mater	Damascus University Aleppo University

Muhammad Zuhair Masharqa (1938 – 23 April 2007) (Arabic: زهير مشارقة) was a Syrian politician who served as Vice President of Syria from 1984 to 2005.